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February 16, 2018 scenestr Multiple Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir brings South Africa’s greatest vocalists together. The choir will perform songs in a number of South Africa’s official languages, returning after their sell-out season in Adelaide last year. Here, Shimmy Jiyane, spokesperson for Soweto, answers some questions about the performance they’ll be bringing to the [...]

Times Live November 9, 2017 By Chrizelda Kekana Just a few hours before he takes to stage for possibly the last ever in Johannesburg, legendary musician Johnny Clegg has said he’s anticipating a night filled with emotion for his Final Journey World Tour. “I’m a Joburg boy; this has been my hometown since the age [...]

The below article was posted on Ponto Final, a Portuguese language website based in Macau. I have included the original Portuguese text below and a very basic translation done online into English below it. Text: Sílvia Gonçalves Photography: Eduardo Martins Source: Ponto Final Date: October 27, 2017 Original Portuguese text: Em cada cântico atirado aos céus, [...]

Friday, October 27, 2017 Macau Daily Times The Choir brought 20 members of its 54-person strong choir to its concert last night – the group’s first ever in Macau – which featured songs from across its 15-year repertoire. Gospel is a genre of Christian music, which can date its roots back to the late-18th century. [...]

By: Sophie Perri Adelaide Messenger March 1, 2017 THEY have four Grammy Awards to their names, count Will Smith and Celine Dion as fans and spend their lives spreading good news around the world. South Africa’s Soweto Gospel Choir is a big deal, and it’s in town to perform at Royal Croquet Club until the [...]

By: Toni Benson-Rogan Sunshine Coast Daily August 28, 2016 VINCENT ‘Shimmy’ Jiyane knew performing was his chosen career from the moment he became a part of Soweto Gospel Choir back in 2002. Now, 14 years later, the South African artist is a choirmaster, choreographer, tenor and dancer who loves performing for thousands of people all [...]

By Javier Encalada The Northern Star August 21, 2016 SOWETO stands for South Western Townships, a township in the city of Johannesburg. It is home to 1.3 million people (2008 Census) in 200 sq km. Soweto was the home of Nelson Mandela, but it is also the birthplace of another South African icon: The Soweto [...]

By: Travis Sell Scottsbluff Star Herald December 5, 2015 For some, music is a language. It can speak to people of any race, background, social status or creed. Its sounds, from voice to hand-clapping to drums, have the power to inspire. Those sounds will be heard at the Midwest Theater with the return of the [...]

By Daniel Katz Bow Valley Crag & Canyon November 27, 2015 There are few singing groups that have developed such a highly acclaimed and renowned body of work as the Soweto Gospel Choir, who boast the likes of Bono, Peter Gabriel, and Aretha Franklin among their many millions of fans. The multi-Grammy-winning ensemble was formed [...]

By Ed Condran Hartford Courant November 16, 2015 Robert Plant, Bono and Peter Gabriel are so iconic that their faces could be etched in rock’s version of Mount Rushmore. Each of those Rock and Roll Hall of Famers are uncompromising and unique recording artists. Another common denominator is that each has worked with the Soweto [...]